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About Mattersey Priory

Mattersey Priory is a ruined medieval Gilbertine monastery situated on the River Idle in peaceful Nottinghamshire countryside.This is one of the few priories belonging to the order of St Gilbert of Sempringham based in Lincolnshire. Now all that remains are a few ruins in a field. All that is left of the cloisters and kitchens are the foundations in the grass.

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Daneshill Lakes

Daneshill Lakes

4.56km from Mattersey Priory

Daneshill Lakes is an area of restored and flooded gravel pits that now provides a home to a diverse range of wildlife. The gravel pits themselves have been flooded to create an open water habitat surrounded by willow woodland. There's wetlands, woodland, grassland, flowering plants and lots of wildlife to look out for on the site. Look out for grebes, swans, willow warbler, whitethroat, and blackcap on your walk.

Bassetlaw Museum

Bassetlaw Museum

8.47km from Mattersey Priory

The Bassetlaw Museum is a museum in Retford, Nottinghamshire which documents the history of North Nottinghamshire from the earliest times to the present day. It is situated on Grove Street, Retford.Over the last twenty years its collections have quickly grown due to generous donations by local people. The collections include local history, archaeology, decorative and fine art, agriculture, costume and textiles.

Gainsborough Old Hall

Gainsborough Old Hall

11.03km from Mattersey Priory

Gainsborough Old Hall is among the biggest and best-preserved medieval manor houses in England. It is part timber-framed but mostly brick-built. It is a splendid monument to one man’s ambitions and accomplishment, across one of the most turbulent periods of English history. Pay a visit to learn about the families that have lived in and managed the old hall through the centuries and to find out how the house has been involved in British history.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

11.91km from Mattersey Priory

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is the UK's No.1 Walk-through Wildlife Park Adventure. It was built on a former riding school, which closed to the public in November 2008. There are a lot of animals living in the natural habitat and also so many things are there to see inside this zoo.

Sundown Adventureland

Sundown Adventureland

13.94km from Mattersey Priory

Sundown Adventureland is a children's theme park in Rampton, Nottinghamshire, UK. This theme park especially designed for the under 10s has everything needed to make them feel over six feet tall! There are plenty of exciting rides to choose from, such as Rocky Mountain Ride and River Barrel Ride to name a few. Next stop would be Toy Town, or perhaps pop on the eye patch for the Pirate Adventure, docking in Smugglers Cove.

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Nottinghamshire

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Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent.

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